Join Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) and The Field Writing Institute for a nature writing workshop celebrating Earth. Workshop leaders Evonne Ellis, MFA in Creative Writing, and MSBEC’s Community Education Coordinator, Kayla Marie, will guide us through writing prompts that will connect us with Gaia through presence, wonder, and heart. As always, we will have time to reflect and …
Sáttítla Highlands National Monument: A Panel Presentation
Discover NorCal’s newest monument! Representatives from the Pit River Nation and the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center will share the story of the monument, its ecological and Indigenous cultural significance and plans for the region’s first co-stewardship agreement. Speakers include, Brandy McDaniels, Sáttítla Highlands National Monument Lead from the Pit River Nation; Michelle Berditschevsky Director of the Sáttítla/Medicine Lake Highlands …
Writing Nature Workshop: Nourishing Joy – Writing Into Delight
Join Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) and Heart Path Field Writing Institute for a nature writing workshop where we will nourish joy and delight. Workshop leaders Evonne Ellis, MFA in Creative Writing and owner of The Heart Path, and MSBEC’s Community Education Coordinator, Kayla Marie, will guide us through writing prompts that will connect us with presence, wonder, and …
Friends & Family Nature Walk: The Earth Caretaker Way
Join Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center and Headwaters Outdoor School for a Friends & Family Nature Walk where attendees will develop a personal connection with the Earth through skills based activities including wilderness survival, tracking, nature awareness and Earth philosophy. By the end of the field trip, we will have begun our journey as Earth Caretakers! Minors must be accompanied …
Friends & Family Nature Walk: Sensing the Seasons – Fall Edition
Sunday, November 23rd from 1:30-3:30pm, Location: Sacramento River Trail in Castella. Join the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center for a nature walk where we will practice presence and use our senses to experience the season of autumn. We will learn about the ecology of the landscape in fall and participate in a nature journaling activity. No art or writing experience …
Pyroscapes – An Explorer’s Journal of California’s Fire Ecology
Presentation: Thursday October 23rd, 7 pm at Mt. Shasta Sisson Museum Fieldtrip: Sunday October 26th – 1-4 pm at Gateway Trails (Caravan from museum leaves at 1:15pm) Join the Mount Shasta Sisson Museum and Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) for a presentation on California’s Fire Ecology from an explorer and artist’s lens. Pyroscapes is the creative exploration of the …
Friends & Family Nature Walk: Mushrooms of Sáttítla
Join the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) and the Mount Shasta Mycological Society for a mushroom exploration adventure in the new Sáttítla Highlands National Monument! We’ll learn about what mushrooms are, how they live and support the earth, and how to go about identifying them. We’ll share fun facts, bust some myths, find and observe mushrooms of many varieties, …
Writing Nature Workshop: ‘Active Hope’ – Creating The World We Want To Live In
Join the Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center and the Heart Path Field Writing Institute for a nature writing workshop where we will tap into our sense of awe and wonder to help restore hope for the future. Workshop leaders Evonne Ellis, MFA in Creative Writing, and Community Education Coordinator, Kayla Marie will guide us through renewing writing prompts developing the …









